25.2.11

Taj Mahal Paper Model

We made a Taj Mahal Paper Modelas part of my daughter's school exhibition .Several themes were there , she chose monuments of India and we had a choice of a chart, model or scrap book. My daughter loves it if it is spectacular so I really went all out and spent a week making this Taj Mahal paper model.

Taj Mahal Model

For my friends who would like to know a little bit of the Taj Mahal -The Taj Mahal is a monument of eternal love located in Agra in North India. It was built by the Mugal Emperor Shah Jahan for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal who died shortly after giving birth to their 14th Child. The Taj Mahal was built out of marble and precious stones from different parts of India and the world. It took 20000 workers 22 years to complete the exquisite structure.

Taj Mahal Paper Model

Our Taj Mahal Paper Model is made from thick chart paper and has a thermocol base for sturdiness.

Taj Mahal Model

The Taj Mahal is so beautifully proportioned the view is the same from all sides and the marble reflects light so magically that at various times of the day the reflecting sun light or moon light gives the Taj Mahal different colors!

Taj Mahal Paper Model

The Making of our Taj Mahal Paper Model illustrates the Octgonal base and Domes.The Base was of the Taj Mahal Paper Model was too weak so we Strengthened it with a thermo col Base

Taj Mahal Paper Model

This is the half of the base of the Taj Mahal Paper craft model with two minarets.

Taj Mahal Paper Model

The base of the domed top showing the octagon base of each dome .Since we made it at home my daughter could easily understand the shapes.

The model is from Canon. I printed it out as a poster 3x 3, made the template by cutting and pasting the printouts then traced out the actual Taj Mahal Model parts on chart paper and photo-paper. My daughter enjoyed painting the marble texture and helping me join the parts with glue drops!She learnt about the Story behind the Taj Mahal and also about the true structure including the symmetry, the octagonal base , minarets, domes as the model is a true miniature !

Taj Mahal Paper Model

The base with the minarets and the main archway. Here is our dining table where we worked and my little one in the background!

Taj Mahal Paper Model

Here is my little one measuring the dome!

Taj Mahal Paper Model

The Canon Paper model is so amazingly detailed and here are the construction of the archways and balconies of the Taj Mahal Central Tomb

Taj Mahal Paper Model

This is how the Taj Mahal Minarets and Central Structure look without the domes. My daughter could really learn about the structure as she was involved quite a bit in the construction.

Taj Mahal Model

Here is the Taj Mahal Model Central structure

Taj Mahal Model

This is the top view of the Taj Mahal domes showing the " filial".

Taj Mahal Papercraft

Upside down view of the Taj Mahal Central tomb Domes showing the octagons

Taj Mahal Model

Taj Mahal School Project

It was indeed an ambitious project and as I neared the date of the exhibition there were many panicky moments whether I could pull it off. Fortunately we could complete it and it was a big hit in my daughters school!

69 comments:

It's really nice Sonia...u know this reminds me of my childhood when I was 6 & my ma had made this huge house with a garden made of paper & it was a huge hit in the school & the princi kept it in her office........im sure ur Taj mahal was a huge hit as well:-)....it's great!!!

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A Stunning work of art and educational as well. Sonia I don't know where you find the time, your daughter is a lucky girl to have such a talented and loving Mum! I saw this on Make It Monday so good luck in the Challenge,Sandy

I took more than a week to make mine as its huge.. If you are short of time just print the model on photo paper and you will be able to make it in a couple of hours. Use a quick adhesive to save time.The model is from Canon.If you have time print the Taj model in poster mode in your printer and trace it out on thick chart paper.. give a base of thermocol for sturdiness and you are on the wayAll the best

Dear Sonia,I love this Taj Mahal project, I can see it was very ambitious and a huge amount of work to complete.You did an amazing job on all your measurements and decorations, it's perfect!Trish Munrohttp://trishandtreasure.blogspot.com/

What a wonderful job you have done. Congratulations. I am based in Manhattan, NYC and post seeing this, am very tempted to repeat it for my 5 year old son's school's International Day. I am organising an India Stall and this I think can be a show stopper. I have the time and the inclination, but the only issue is I havent done anything like this before. So I would really appreciate it if you could help me with a few queries.

1> As I understand I go to the Canon site and download the model. Post that on what paper do I print it? Also what shd be the size of the paper?2> How did you manage to get the detailing in? Did you paint?3> Any other tips you may want to share

I know you must be tired of answering the same questions over and over again, but cd you indulge me this one time? :)

What a wonderful job you have done. You have inspired me to do something similar for my 5 yo son's International Day at his school. I am putting up an India Stall. I live in NYC and doing this will be so much fun. It can be a show stopper and thats exactly what I want it to be. I have the time and the inclination only thing is that I havent done anything similar before. So I would really appreciate it if you cd help me with a few queries1> As I understand, I go to Canon's website, download the model and print it out. What paper type do you suggest I print it on? What paper size should it be?2> How did you get all the details in? did you paint them on?3> Any other tips you want to share will be more than welcome *(pls remember this is my first time dng anything like that)

I know you must be bored having answered same questions over and over again, but cd you indulge me this time? :) Thanks, Kinkoo

Dear Kinkoo so glad you are willing to make this for your son. It looks spectacular so put your heart and soul into it and being in the US you will find it easier to source good quality paper and adhesives!If you print out the model directly from the website your final model will be quite tiny. I think you want to make a big one like I do. What I did was worked on the printing options and enlarged the templates when I printed it on normal thin paper. I then cut out the templates and used these templates to trace it out on thick chart paper and later cut it out. It was painstaking work but well worth it. The tricky part was the adhesive as normal glue took too long to stick and was messy so I relied on glue dots-- they were the life saver!Yes I did paint on the details and little one helped in that part.I used pearl white and silver acrylic paint. You will have a wider choice in paints and adhesives since you are in the US.I used glitter glue to add more glamour and some silver paper in places.Do add some rhinestones for the precious gems!Since you are working in white with a 5 year old helper the challenge is to keep your Taj Mahal clean!!!The only other advise would be to take extra care while making the domes as if yuo are not accurate they end up looking silly ... you can see my central dome is not exactly symmetrical-- that was because of a mistake I made while gluing it.I wish you All the best and do mail me [ soniasv@rediffmail.com ] the finished project photo when you have done it!

Thank You ever so much for such a detailed, wonderful reply, even if it may have been tiresome for you. We were out on spring break and this was one of the best things to come back to. I will definitely let you know how it all went down.

Awesome! I have been wanting to do this for a while. I have downloaded the template, but I am just so lost, I am not sure where to start this from. Thanks for sharing and detail instructions, its very helpful!

Dear Sonia,since I was a child I dream to visit India one day, and the Taj Mahal is perhaps the first image of India I saw. My grandfather travelled a lot to your country. I haven't visited India yet, but I'll do it, I hope soon. Your stunning creation is something you can be really proud of, both because it is really beautiful and because it is the symbol of eternal love and of a country that has given a great contribution to world culture. I love them (your creation and India)!

Dr. Sonia: Wow is all I can say for the detailed and beautiful replica of the Taj Mahal. God has given you a gift and a blessing to share with others. You stated something about Canon! Is that where you were able to find this idea? Seeing this country symbol is on my bucket list which I hope to fulfill one day. Continue on with the blessing bestowed you, for you strength will give a reward to others.

Hi your project is wonderful.. great work.. Can you please guide me how to make this . kindly mail me the steps as I have to make it for my daughters school project. kindly mail me to satyagurubaran@yahoo.com

Awesome project . it inspired me to do project for my brother .. And i did it!! All thanks to you .Me and my friend took 6 days to complete the project .its not as good as yours but everyone appreciated .actually we did it without measurement just by seeing yours project soo its little bit messed .. I really wanna show you my project

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